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Portland Fire Dept: There is no set job description. We're here to help people

Fire Fighters surpassed the call of duty as they responded to the needs of a special little girl and her family in her final days.

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Updated: 7:56 AM EST Nov 2, 2015

Portland Fire Dept: There is no set job description. We're here to help people

Fire Fighters surpassed the call of duty as they responded to the needs of a special little girl and her family in her final days.

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WEBVTT CANCER AND HER FINAL WISH, ASTORY YOU'LL ONLY SEE ON CHANNEL8.PAUL: THIS IS ONE OF THE LASTPICTURES OF HOPE BOLSTER ON ATRIP TO HIGGINS BEACH.THE CANCER HOPE HAVE FOUGHTSINCE SHE WAS TWO AND A HALF HADCOME BACK.IT WAS CLEAR THE SIX-YEAR-OLDWAS NOT GOING TO WIN THIS ROUND.BY AUGUST 2, THINGS WERE GRIM.JAY IS HER FATHER.SHE SAID, I DO NOT THINK I'MGOING TO MAKE IT.MAKE SURE YOU TELL EVERYONE.I SAID, OK.PAUL: HER WISH WAS TO SPEND HERFINAL HOURS AT HOME.WHEN HER OXYGEN MACHINE STOPWORKING, THE FAMILY CALLED 911.THE FIRE STATION RESPONDED.I HAVE KIDS.IT IS AN EMOTIONAL CALL FOR US.PAUL: FIREFIGHTERS SCOUR THECITY FOR EXTRA OXYGEN TANKS.THEY COMFORTED HOPE AND HERFAMILY, EVEN TAKING HER OLDERSISTER QUINN FOR A RIDE ON THEFIRE TRUCK.THERE IS NO SET JOBDESCRIPTION FOR US.WE ARE HERE TO HELP PEOPLE.THEY WERE GREAT.IN ATIME WHEN EVERYTHING ELSEWAS SO HARD, IT WAS REALLY NICETO HAVE THEM THERE, DOING SUCH AGREAT JOB.PAUL: THE WORST THING THAT CANHAPPEN TO A PARENT MAY JUST ALITTLE BIT EASIER BY A CREW OFSTRANGERS.THEY SAID, CAN WE SAYGOODBYE?PAUL:JAY SAID EVEN AFTER HOPEWAS GONE, THE CREW DID NOT STOPTHINKING ABOUT THE FAMILY.THEY DELIVERED FOOD FOR THEBOLSTERS.WE WENT BACK TO NEXT DAY,MOWED THE LAWN.THEY DID MORE THAN THEIR JOB.

Portland Fire Dept: There is no set job description. We're here to help people

Fire Fighters surpassed the call of duty as they responded to the needs of a special little girl and her family in her final days.